Research Paper Competition on Space Elevator: 2010 Pearson and Artsutanov prizes announced
Abstract submission deadline extended through May 31st, 2010
The International Space Elevator Consortium (ISEC) has announced the competition details for the 2010 Pearson and Artsutanov prizes. ISEC has created these prizes to foster research about topics related to building a Space Elevator.
The prizes:
Jerome Pearson Award:
The Pearson Prize is open to all college undergraduate students currently enrolled in a two or four year undergraduate curriculum. Papers submitted for the Pearson prize must have a specific theme as its topic. For 2010, this theme is "Space Debris Mitigation".
Yuri Artsutanov Award:
The Artsutanov prize is open to all entrants and papers can be on any space-elevator related subject.
The winner of the Pearson Prize will win a cash award of $1,500 while the winner of the Artsutanov Prize will win a cash award of $2,500. For more details on the prizes see http://www.isec.info/research#prizes.
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